{"id":1654,"date":"2023-07-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/top-tips-to-get-children-using-paper-maps\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T16:12:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T16:12:24","slug":"top-tips-to-get-children-using-paper-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/top-tips-to-get-children-using-paper-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Top tips to get children using paper maps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<header id=\"block_d63eb4671244c51aa93358a55d4f6054\" class=\"SingleHero skip-lazy default\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"SingleHero__categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/activities\/family-activities\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFamily activities\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/activities\/map-reading\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMap Reading\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"SingleHero__title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTop tips to get children using paper maps\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center align-items-center SingleHero__author\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Get Out With The Kids\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"SingleHero__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished on \t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2023-07-27T00:00:00+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">July 27, 2023<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dot\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t3 min read\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"SingleHero__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1742\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mapreading-week.b9af48b8eb46879652f0d492548a9f9a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-hd size-hd wp-post-image\" alt=\"mapreading-week.b9af48b8eb46879652f0d492548a9f9a\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mapreading-week.b9af48b8eb46879652f0d492548a9f9a.jpg 1742w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mapreading-week.b9af48b8eb46879652f0d492548a9f9a-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mapreading-week.b9af48b8eb46879652f0d492548a9f9a-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mapreading-week.b9af48b8eb46879652f0d492548a9f9a-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mapreading-week.b9af48b8eb46879652f0d492548a9f9a-1536x511.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mapreading-week.b9af48b8eb46879652f0d492548a9f9a-1376x458.jpg 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1742px) 100vw, 1742px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<article id=\"block_e1521c5e8c1fc6ee4aec5bc2483321b1\" class=\"Universal Universal--post c-small default pt-default pb-default mt-none mb-none    \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"InnerBlocks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lead\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find top tips on how to teach children to map read and make it fun with &#8216;Get Out With The Kids&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>With technology taking over the world, it&#8217;s easy to forget fundamental skills like map reading. It&#8217;s an essential outdoor skill to master. Exposing children to maps at an early age is a good idea so they can start relating the world they see to what&#8217;s printed on a map.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/teaching-younger-children-about-maps\/\">previous post<\/a><a href=\"\/getoutside\/guides\/teaching-younger-children-about-maps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk\/getoutside\/guides\/teaching-younger-children-about-maps\/\"><\/a>, OS looked at how building mental maps is a fantastic way to build spatial awareness in children and how this can facilitate association of objects and symbols to places on a handmade map around the home. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/uploads\/images\/2023%20Blog\/teaching-children-maps.jpg\" alt=\"showing children how to map read\u00a0\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst this is a great way to get kids to start understanding how to use maps, the next step is to get them outdoors and using actual maps, but to do it in a way that doesn\u2019t leave them overawed. By introducing an <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.osmaps.com\/maps\/paper-maps\/explorer-maps\/\">OS paper map<\/a> and getting them to relate to it in a real-world environment will help them to further develop awareness of their surroundings and to start understanding what different symbols, lines and colours mean.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/uploads\/images\/2023%20Blog\/teaching-children-maps-paper.jpg\" alt=\"childs hand on map\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tips-to-help-introduce-paper-maps-to-children\">Tips to help introduce paper maps to children<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Put away the compass<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For little children, a compass is a big distraction. Learning how to use a compass comes later once they have a good understanding of maps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Start with a smaller map<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having a big map put in front of them can be a bit overwhelming for children. Print out a small section of a map and put it in a plastic wallet. It&#8217;s much easier for them to manage and concentrate on \u2013 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.osmaps.com\/apps\/os-maps-subscriptions\/\">digital version of&nbsp;OS Maps<\/a> you can print sections of map in a variety of scales.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/uploads\/images\/2023%20Blog\/teaching-children-maps-outdoors.jpg\" alt=\"father and son map reading\u00a0\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Simplify the map<\/strong><br><br>Similar to drawing mental maps of the home, draw a simplified version of a map for the outdoors (using&nbsp;a paper map as a guide) and go on a treasure hunt for real world items on the journey drawn out. Highlight things such as post boxes, bridges and rivers for them to find and mark as found.<strong><br><br>4. Teach map symbols<\/strong><br><br>Learn some basic symbols in this <a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/guide-to-os-map-symbols\/\">guide to OS Map symbols<\/a>&nbsp;before going outside. After your kids have become familiar with the map symbols, pick a walk with symbols they will recognise, then get outside and walk it. 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